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Tonia Smith's Blog – May 2014 Archive (4)

Time Marches On, but it is never too late to become a runner.

I have completed cycle #5, treatment number 15 of chemotherapy. I am really happy about that. My official end of treatment date is June 16, 2014. I have three treatments left following an off week this week.

I continue to run, or run/walk. On Monday, Steve and I ran before treatment. We…

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Added by Tonia Smith on May 26, 2014 at 8:18am — No Comments

Milestones

This is a weekend of milestones. Today, Sunday may 18th marks six months since I had surgery. On that date, my surgeon removed half of my pancreas, my spleen and a bunch of lymph nodes.

This photo was taken November 22 while I was still in the hospital. …

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Added by Tonia Smith on May 18, 2014 at 7:49am — No Comments

Running, Hiking, Mother's Day: Giving and Receiving Love.

Monday morning, my husband and I did what has become our standard pre chemo ten mile run. It was warm and sunny and beautiful. After facing months of treatments, chemo Mondays now seem to cause stress for both my husband and me. Since each week brings something different, the whole experience keeps me slightly off balance. I know Steve now worries going into Monday about how I will feel for the rest of the week. At the start of our…

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Added by Tonia Smith on May 12, 2014 at 10:31am — 3 Comments

The Greenland 25K and Giving Your Best Effort

I have been extremely tired and breathless during my runs lately. In fact, over last weekend, I had been in such sorry condition that I said to my husband, "I wonder if I will EVER feel like I used to feel. What if this is all I've got going forward?" My friends are all getting in better shape as they train for upcoming race, and right now I am always the slowest one in the group. While I understand what is going on with my body, I…

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Added by Tonia Smith on May 4, 2014 at 9:11am — 2 Comments